A plane making an emergency landing on the beach in Bay Head hit debris under the sand on Sunday and flipped over. Neither the pilot nor a passenger were hurt, police said.

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A small plane crashed along the beach in Bay Head about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.

The small Cessna-style plane - which was flying northbound along the coast - experienced engine trouble and glided down to land on the beach near Johnson Street, said Lt. Geoffrey W. Barger of the Bay Head Police Department.